There are sun and moon in heaven and earth, but there are no stars.

The moon is cloudy and sunny, but there is no roundness.

Deep in the green hills, there is a small village, and the world here is just that. The villagers hunt for a living and live a paradise-like life, so they are not at ease.

The sun sets, and the mountains are stacked with shadows, and it is strange and unpredictable. As night fell, among the green mountains, the beast muttered gradually, but from time to time there would be a roar that shook the sky, the breath was rough and long, just listening to it from a distance, you knew that it was an incomparably fierce beast.

However, all this did not affect the liveliness of the villagers, or rather the quietness. It is rumored that there are gods on the green hills, and the beasts are servants, and the villagers of Xiaohe Village will hold sacrifices every month to pray to the gods.

Tonight is the night of sacrifice again.

The wooden erections were piled high, and the raging fire pushed away the night at the head of the village, and the villagers knelt neatly under the altar, even the children of the village looked solemn. Even the baby in swaddling clothes, if not asleep, stared curiously ahead, without making the slightest sound.

The gray-haired old village chief knelt down on the altar. In front of him, in the center of the altar, is a bottle of quaint black ding, the rough surface has no patterns, I can't see what material is refined, I think it should be very ordinary.

The old village chief raised his head slowly, his wrinkled face was solemn and solemn. The white whiskers that hung down to his chest rippled slightly in the cold night breeze, but the jade porcelain bowl in his hand was flat and neat, and it never trembled in the slightest.

Inside the jade porcelain bowl, the turquoise lake is nearly full, and there is a trace of cold air floating, revealing a coldness, which is also mixed with a blood, extremely light, and seems to be very ancient.

The old village chief's rickety body was as straight as he could, his voice was slightly hoarse, and he said: "The god of green mountains, the soul of turquoise, bless my people, and ......be blessed for generations."

For the small village, the monthly sacrifice is a sacred existence, and the villagers follow the old village chief to pray for blessings, and the voice comes far away, sounding like a village

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After praying for blessings, the old village chief slowly stood up, carefully held the jade porcelain bowl, came to the black big ding, and then slowly poured the water of the red lake into it.

Inside the black tripod, there is nothing empty.

Following the deep and distant gaze of the old village chief, you can see that there is a ball in the black tripod, which is higher than the mouth of the ding, as if it is a huge ruby, under the water of the turquoise lake, shining with a trickle of red light, like a divine light, giving people a peaceful charm.

This "ruby" also exudes a faint red light on weekdays, but it lacks the quiet and quiet charm of now, which can be seen from the baby who is sleeping quickly in swaddling clothes.

The altar has been there for a long time, and the ordinary black tripod has always existed, and the "ruby" does not know how long it has been placed in the tripod.

Birth, old age, sickness and death, there are changes in the villagers, but these have always existed and have not changed.

After the sacrifice was completed, the old village chief respectfully stepped back, and only slowly turned around after exiting the altar. The old village chief looked like he was already a lot old, but his face was still ruddy, he looked at the familiar faces in front of him, and his solemn face was also replaced by a charitable smile.

"The sacrifice is over, and ...... next" The old villager's hoarse voice sounded again, but halfway through the words, he suddenly paused.

An earth-shattering roar came from the depths of the distant green mountains, and in the angry howl, it seemed to carry a bit of sadness, but in the ears of the villagers, there was only terror.

The roar of anger came from far and near, and everywhere it passed, it was like a wave whistling by, and even a small village some distance from the green mountains felt a violent storm.

The bonfire fluttered in the strong wind, and the fire grew stronger and stronger, making a whistling sound that soared into the sky. Many of the weak women and girls were blown to the ground, and the originally quiet and neat sacrificial venue became a little chaotic for a while.

Looking into the distance, the adults looked suspicious, but the children looked strange. The roar of the beasts in the green mountains can often be heard, but even the well-informed old village chief has never heard the roar just now.

The wind was howling, and the gate at the head of the village, which was still standing, kept creaking and creaking, which was particularly clear at this time.

The old village chief stroked his beard, his eyes narrowed slightly, looked into the distance, and said in a deep voice after half a sound: "Don't worry, everyone, how many years have our ancestors lived for generations, and the fierce beasts in the depths of the green mountains will not easily approach the village." ”

In the depths of the green mountains, there are many fierce beasts, and the more powerful the beasts, the less they will easily approach the village. All this seems to be due to the red lake at the foot of the green mountain, as for the why, the villagers do not know.

The small village is safe, but the green hills are dangerous, especially deep in the green hills, which is something that the villagers know. Now that the old village chief has spoken, everyone is naturally more at ease.

But at this moment, a childish voice in the crowd suddenly sounded, breaking the silence: "Hey, everyone, look, the ruby has become brighter." ”

Ruby, of course, refers to the huge "ruby" in the black ding. The villagers no longer paid attention to the green mountains, and focused their eyes on the altar.

When the old village chief heard this, he immediately turned around and hurriedly looked. The villagers didn't know it, so they thought that the things inside the Dading were really rubies, but he knew that this was not the case.

I saw that above the altar, in the black ding, the dazzling red light was very large. The red glow is a little bloody, but more fiery red. Beams of light burst out from the "rubies", staining the night red.

Click......

A crisp sound sounded, and a crack broke on the "ruby", and under the bewildered gaze of the villagers, the crack began to spread, and after a while, it was crawling all over the "ruby", but it was soon drowned by the red light.

"Village chief, village chief, ruby cracked. ”

"Stupid, the village chief said it wasn't a ruby, but it was cracked. ”

......

The children muttered quietly and talked endlessly. The adults were more steady, just staring blankly, but the worried expressions on their faces said it all. In the village, the altar is a sacred being, which naturally includes the black tripod and the "ruby".

The old village chief naturally saw the changes in the "ruby", he began to be a little flustered, his eyelids kept beating, and his hands were trembling slightly, both surprised and happy.

The so-called "ruby" is not actually a stone, but an egg, a huge egg. However, the old village chief didn't understand, how could there be such a big stone egg? Moreover, why did he put the stone egg in the big ding and worship it all the time?

Surely a terrifying monster will be born? The old village chief was a little frightened in his heart. However, the sacrificial stone egg is clearly recorded in the ancestral teachings, and acting according to the ancestral teachings should not be harmful to the village.

"Don't panic, everyone, this is, God is clearly in the spirit. The old village chief's voice was still a little hoarse, but when he spoke, his eyes were a little more suspicious, obviously he himself was not convinced, but he could only reassure the villagers in this way.

Roar......

At this moment, in the depths of the green mountains, which had been silent, another earth-shattering roar erupted, followed by the sound of beasts, and in an instant, it was like a thunderstorm rolling, and the whole earth trembled.

The fierce beasts in the depths of the green mountains seemed to have become extremely manic at this time. This time, the villagers were not calm again. The little ones had already hugged their parents tightly and hid. The adults were also a little flustered and leaned together.

This is the first time everyone has seen this kind of scene, but thinking that with the presence of the Turquoise Lake, it should be fine.

The sound of the beast's cry was mixed with a rumbling sound, and the earth trembled, and although it was not clear through the night, it was not difficult to guess. Many huge beasts came out of the depths of the green mountains and were approaching the village in the center.

"After the sacrifice was over, the strong men took the guys to the bridge to guard, and the others hid in the village first. The old village chief's face was solemn, and his tone was a little flustered. The kind of fierce beast in the depths of the green mountains is not something that the villagers can handle, and they can only hope for the green lake.

Although the scene is a little chaotic, there is a certain order in the hurry, and it can be seen that the villagers get along very harmoniously on weekdays.

Soon, the area around the altar was quiet, but among the black tripods, the red light was getting stronger and stronger, as if it was going to light up the night sky of the entire village. But the villagers have no time to pay attention to all this.

At the foot of the green mountain, around the red lake, huge beasts appeared one after another, I don't know whether the night is too dark, or the red lake is too wide, you can only see the general outline, like a mountain.

A pair of brightened beast eyes surrounded the village, and the villagers were frightened. Scarlet as a lantern, bright as a crescent moon, and some more like green beads the size of a millstone...... A pair of beast eyes are extremely strange, making people shudder and shudder.

Thankfully, these huge beasts did not cross the Crimson Lake, only some of the fierce beasts that the villagers usually deal with, were driven across the only road connecting Qingshan and the village, the wooden bridge, and rushed towards the village, but soon fell directly to the ground one by one, and died in a moment.

Those mountain-like beasts also showed a trace of fear in their eyes, although they did not dare to cross the red lake, but they did not leave. The rough and long breath smelled in the ears of the strong men, and it was also breathtaking.

The night in the village was getting brighter and brighter, but the villagers' attention was attracted by the movement at the foot of the green hill and did not seem to pay much attention to the changes that had taken place on the altar.

Until, a baby's cry sounded. Different from the ordinary cry of a baby, this cry is very bright, with a faint whistling and violence, as soon as it sounds, it spreads throughout the green mountains.

The fierce beasts that gathered on the opposite side of the Bihong Lake showed fear in their eyes when the baby's cry came, and then they suddenly turned around and ran away in a panic towards the depths of the green mountains.

The strong men couldn't figure out whose babies could cry like this, and how they could scare off these beasts as huge as mountains. But the old village chief, who had been staying next to the altar, was clear.

What he saw just now was more than just the crying of a baby.

A red and somewhat bloody ball of light, uncertain, surrounded by the black Dading, the old village chief just looked at it from a distance, and felt an incomparably mad demon. At the same time, there was a huge phantom with black flames, like a big bird flying from hell, spreading its wings and circling, burning with terrifying heat.

However, everything soon disappeared, and along with it, the black tripod and the red stone egg in the tripod disappeared. However, there was one more life.

On the altar, the old village chief was holding a baby in his arms. The little red face shone brightly, and a pair of big copper bell-like eyes blinked and flashed, and the eyes were black and shiny. In the old cu

Under the long teasing, the baby let out a giggle laugh.

The child's laughter was very crisp, and the villagers who were hiding were all drawn out, and they gathered curiously one by one, and everyone couldn't figure it out, how could there suddenly be an extra baby?

The strong men guarding the bridgehead also returned, returning with a full load, and brought back a good news, on the opposite side of the red lake, at the foot of the green hills, there were more brute beast corpses, which was a bumper harvest.

But all this is not as excited and happy as everyone is when they see the baby.

God was clearly enlightened, and so thought to the hearts of the people. This kid, even if he is not a god, must be a descendant of a god!